Dubai, August 28: In the Asia Cup 2022 match played here on Sunday, India found their range to perfection and defeated Pakistan by five wickets (August 28).

India won the toss and elected to bowl, and their bowlers, spearheaded by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya, restricted Pakistan to 147.

India had to wait till the final over to win the game after having to fight hard to chase down 148, and once again Hardik was the man of the match with a cameo.

With a six off left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz, Hardik ended the game. Here is the complete list of honorees, information about the game's MVP, and remarks from the captains.

1 Complete list of honours

Dinesh Karthik made the best catch (USD 3000)

Hardik Pandya was named the game's MVP (USD 5000)

Post-match presentation, 2 Comments 

Player of the Match Hardik Pandya: "When bowling, it's crucial to analyse the circumstances and employ your tools. My strengths have been bowling short and hard distances. Utilizing them effectively and posing the correct inquiries will cause the hitters to make a mistake. Plan ahead of time whenever you are in a chase like this.

I have always known that there is a left-arm spinner and a young bowler. Even if we had required 15, I would have believed in myself even if we just needed 7 off the final over. In the 20th over, I am aware that the bowler is under greater pressure than I am. I attempt to maintain simplicity.

India's skipper, Rohit Sharma, said: "Even halfway through the chase, we still believed we could prevail. These things can happen when you hold the belief that we did. It's important to make the men' roles clear so that they can do them effectively. It was a little difficult, but I'll take victory like this over typical ones any day over.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar:
"Yes, our bowling has improved significantly over the past year or two, and they have adapted effectively to various circumstances. Hardik has been outstanding ever since he made his comeback. When he wasn't on the squad, he realised what he needed to change about his body and exercise routine, and now he can clock 140+ with ease. We all know he has excellent batting ability, and it has been since his recovery.

He is much more at ease and certain of himself now, whether he's using the bat or the ball. With those short balls today, we noticed that he can bowl really quickly.

He's doing a good job of just comprehending his game, which was always the key. You can panic in a high-stress situation where 10 runs are needed in each over, yet he never shown any such terror.

Pakistan's captain, Babar Azam, said: "It was wonderful how we started with the ball. We were lacking by 10 to 15 runs. Bowlers did a great job of making a match out of this. Our tail did increase slightly to add those helpful runs. The plan was to extend the game and stall Nawaz's final over. The intention was to apply pressure, but Hardik did a good job. Despite being a relatively young bowler, Naseem bowled superbly and shown tremendous aggression.